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| Aug 6, 2026 | Judge throws out murder convictions for Colorado woman accused of killing her 3 children in house fire | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
An El Paso County judge has thrown out the murder convictions for a Colorado Springs woman in the deaths of her three children in a house fire more than 20 years ago.
District Court Senior Judge Mi... |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Human remains found near Boulder over 50 years ago identified | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Nearly 55 years after human remains were discovered on a mesa outside of Boulder, the Boulder County Coroner’s Office has identified the man who died as 22-year-old Douglas Sumner.
The office is no... |
| Jun 3, 2026 | Colorado mother charged with murder in 16-year-old daughter’s death from chronic alcoholism | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
A Colorado mother is charged with murder in the death of her 16-year-old daughter after investigators say the woman encouraged the teen’s alcoholism and failed to seek help even when the girl’s hea... |
| May 28, 2026 | ICYMI: Signed! Legislation to Support Survivors of Crimes | DENVER, CO – Legislation to improve access to information for survivors of crime and strengthen trauma-informed practices in the justice system was signed into law May 20.
SB26-095 is sponsored by Senator Mike Weissman, D-Aurora, and Repres... |
| May 20, 2026 | ICYMI: Signed! Legislation to Support Survivors of Crimes | SB26-095 will improve transparency, strengthen survivor rights, and bolster trauma-informed procedures in court and law enforcement response
DENVER, CO – Legislation to improve access to information for survivors of crime and strengthen tra... |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Colorado DA says political landscape didn’t influence decision to charge immigration agent with assault | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
The Colorado district attorney who charged a federal immigration officer with assault after a protester was forced to the ground during a demonstration in Durango said Thursday that politics did no... |
| Apr 3, 2026 | Longmont man reported missing since Tuesday | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Angel Starchild, 43, was last seen on Tuesday in the 1400 block of 16th Avenue in Longmont. (Colorado Bureau of Investigation)
State officials are asking for the public’s help to find a man who wen... |
| Mar 27, 2026 | CU Boulder student Megan Trussell’s disappearance and death sparked the idea for a new bill. It’s cruising through the Statehouse | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
A bill aimed at making colleges and universities across the state respond faster to reports of missing students in the wake of University of Colorado Boulder student Megan Trussell’s death last yea... |
| Mar 7, 2026 | CU Boulder student Megan Trussell’s death spurs bill to speed up police response to missing college students | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Colleges and universities across Colorado may soon have to report missing students to police just six hours after they’re reported missing if a bill introduced in the wake of University of Colorado... |
| Mar 1, 2026 | Colorado Forges New Path: Asserting State Sovereignty, Protecting Privacy, Addressing Housing | Colorado lawmakers navigate a transformative legislative session. They challenge federal overreach, enhance citizen privacy protections, and aggressively tackle housing affordability. Key bills enable lawsuits against federal agents, restri... |
| Feb 23, 2026 | Lawmakers take on Big Data, housing bills, ICE liability in the Colorado legislature this week | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Welcome to another Monday in the state Capitol, folks. Lawmakers are settling in for a week of housing debates and efforts to limit the sharing of Big Data.
But first, the Senate is set to have the... |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Man detained by federal agents who used flash bang in Louisville was arrested on parole violation | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Deputy U.S. Marshals from the Colorado Violent Offender Task Force arrested a man in a Louisville neighborhood Thursday while a group of neighbors, concerned they were witnessing an Immigration and... |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Cause of fire that destroyed Nederland shopping center won’t be released until summer | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
The cause of the fire that leveled Nederland’s Caribou Village Shopping Center in October will not be released until the summer, according to Nederland fire officials.
The fire, which destroyed mor... |
| Jan 25, 2026 | How a missing Colorado woman’s son hopes AI can solve her 18-year-old cold case | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Shaida Ghaemi was last seen Sept. 9, 2007, in Wheat Ridge. (Photo courtesy Colorado Bureau of Investigation)
Arash Ghaemi has wondered for 18 years what happened to his mother after she disappeared... |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Hunter S. Thompson’s death confirmed as suicide, Colorado investigators say | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988.
Colora... |
| Jan 14, 2026 | More bodies identified in Davis Mortuary case, investigators turn to forensic genealogy | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
State officials have identified three more bodies that were kept in a hidden room of a Pueblo mortuary run by former county coroner Brian Cotter and are now turning to public DNA databases to try t... |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Update: CBI to review death investigation of CU Boulder student Megan Trussell, citing Colorado law | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation will review the investigation into the death of University of Colorado Boulder student Megan Trussell, whose body was found in Boulder Canyon in February, the a... |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Man gets nearly a century in prison in death of 19-year-old Zaria Hardee in Boulder | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
The man convicted of second-degree murder in the killing of 19-year-old Zaria Hardee in July 2024 in Boulder was sentenced to 96 years in prison on Wednesday.
Jimmy West, 53, was convicted of the l... |
| Oct 30, 2025 | ICE’s arrest of father, children in Durango sparks CBI investigation, local backlash | Pushback and criticism against the federal government continued across Colorado this week after immigration officials arrested a father and two children in Durango, sparking local protests that were met with pepper spray, rubber bullets and... |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 1994 Boulder murder suspect’s lawyer seeks records from JonBenet Ramsey investigation | A defense attorney for a man accused in a 1994 Boulder killing is seeking records from the early hours of the investigation into the death of JonBenet Ramsey that he says could demonstrate that police at the time were “woefully incompetent,... |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Former Colorado town administrator charged with embezzling $26,000 from federal water project | The former administrator and clerk of a tiny southern Colorado town is charged with multiple felonies after investigators say she stole more than $26,000 in federal grants and loans meant for a reservoir project.
Tyra Marie Avila, 47, is ch... |
| Oct 1, 2025 | CBI to review investigation into death of Hunter S. Thompson | The Colorado Bureau of Investigation announced Tuesday it will review the investigation into the 2005 death of renowned journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson at his Woody Creek home, 20 years after local authorities ruled the case a suic... |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Off-duty Colorado police chief’s road-rage-like confrontations prompted 911 calls, investigation finds | He was in the unmarked vehicle, outside of hospital grounds, off-duty and sometimes wearing plain clothes during the confrontations, the investigation found. It was not immediately clear Thursday whether the unmarked vehicle was equipped wi... |
| Aug 27, 2025 | 24 bodies, ‘multiple containers’ of bones and tissue found at Pueblo coroner’s mortuary | Brian Cotter has not stepped down from his elected position as coroner, despite calls to resign from Gov. Jared Polis and multiple Pueblo city and county leaders. He was recently removed as secretary of the Colorado Coroner’s Association Bo... |
| Aug 3, 2025 | More than two dozen gun laws in Colorado have reshaped firearm ownership — and added barriers | Gun-rights advocates are quick to point to such numbers, as well as the overall pandemic-era spike in violent crime, as evidence that the laws are, at best, misguided. At worst, they see the crime and violence being used as a cover to disar... |
| Jul 30, 2025 | Forensic crime labs are buckling as new technology increases demand | “That would have dire consequences on a lot of crime laboratories who depend on those funds for maintaining operations,” said Scott Hummel, the president of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors, a national nonprofit profession... |
| Jul 29, 2025 | Former Colorado sheriff’s deputy wanted on suspicion of child sexual exploitation | Originally Published: July 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM MDT |
| Jul 13, 2025 | ICE deportations are derailing Colorado criminal prosecutions | There was no conviction, no sentence, no jail time — just a deportation.
“It’s been pretty hard on me and my daughter,” J.E. said. “She doesn’t feel like she is getting the justice she deserves. It just has been so easy for immigrants to co... |
| Jun 29, 2025 | More states are tracking rape kits. But key support for survivors may be slipping away | Test results are sometimes returned to investigators who check for DNA matches in national or state databases. A match could connect the case to other sexual assaults or link a suspect to another crime.
But processing a single kit can take ... |
| Jun 21, 2025 | Fundraiser organizers send $6,000 to CBI to urge faster action on rape kit backlog | In a statement Friday, the CBI said it “sincerely appreciates the donations towards a goal of reducing the sex assault evidence kit backlog. We recognize how important this is to victims.”
Harbert, who ran the fundraiser with survivor Angel... |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Colorado state senator raises questions in death investigation of CU Boulder student | The sheriff’s office was not involved in deciding whether to contact CBI after Trussell disappeared, and officials referred questions about that process to CU Boulder police.
In an accompanying statement, the Boulder County Coroner’s Office... |
| Jun 4, 2025 | Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs law creating rape kit oversight board, setting 60-day goal for processing | “It isn’t necessarily — exactly — justice, but it’s a form of justice for me,” Gordon said. “It does feel really good to be a part of making this awful experience not so awful for the people after me.”
Colorado’s rape kit backlog exploded f... |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Feds detain wife, 5 children of suspect in Boulder fire attack for deportation | Noem said federal authorities are looking into whether Soliman’s family knew that he was planning the attack in Boulder.
“We are investigating to what extent his family knew about this heinous attack, if they had knowledge of it, or if they... |
| May 20, 2025 | The Shadows of Neglect: A Child's Tragic Death in Colorado | In the quiet corners of rural Colorado, a tragedy unfolded that would shake the community to its core. The death of Isaiah Stark, a seven-year-old boy, has ignited a firestorm of questions about child welfare, accountability, and the system... |
| May 15, 2025 | A boy likely died from drinking too much olive brine. A Colorado county tried to make the suspicious case disappear | The suspicious circumstances surrounding Isaiah Stark’s death and subsequent revelations about the ensuing investigations have prompted serious concern from child welfare workers, who question whether officials in the rural Colorado county ... |
| Apr 12, 2025 | The Ripple of Change: A Tale of Redemption and Inspiration | In the heart of Boulder, two stories intertwine, each echoing the themes of resilience, transformation, and the quest for truth. One story shines a light on the power of empathy and self-acceptance, while the other delves into the complexit... |
| Apr 11, 2025 | With Boulder DA’s Office unopposed, court grants motion to undo conviction in 1994 murder | The DA’s Office believes the change in Clark’s case “is consistent with the ethical obligations for prosecutors and appropriate considering the exceptional circumstances presented here,” the office said in the news release.
“It is the Peopl... |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Shadows of Justice: Unraveling Colorado's Cold Cases and Crimes Against Children | In the heart of Colorado, two recent cases have cast long shadows over the community. One is a cold case from 2007, a haunting reminder of a young mother’s tragic end. The other is a disturbing tale of exploitation, where innocence was trad... |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Crime and Public Safety | Man arrested on suspicion of 2007 Frederick homicide of young mother, Colorado Bureau of Investigation says | “We are grateful for the diligent and hard work of the CBI and its cold case team,” Cece Merrow, Bejarano’s mother, said in the release, adding: “We never gave up hope. Chris Schaefer, who was on Jessica’s case from day one, made a promise ... |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Crime and Public Safety | Man with multiple felony warrants from South Dakota arrested in Lyons | The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office said out of an abundance of caution, a school in Lyons was put on secure status during the operation and traffic was briefly diverted on U.S. 36 during the arrest.
“The (sheriff’s office) is thankful to t... |
| Mar 6, 2025 | The Battle Lines of American Law: Religion and Gun Control | In the United States, the landscape of law is a battlefield. On one side, the push for religious expression in public schools. On the other, the quest for tighter gun control. Both issues ignite fierce debates, drawing lines in the sand. Ea... |
| Mar 2, 2025 | Politics | Colorado Democrats are ready to pass a sweeping gun control bill. What would it do, and is it constitutional? | There are loopholes. At the behest of Polis and some moderate Senate Democrats, the bill was amended so it would still allow people to purchase the otherwise-banned firearms under certain conditions. If buyers had previously passed a hunter... |
| Feb 8, 2025 | Politics | Surprise bills from ambulances, YIGBY (“Yes in God’s Backyard”) housing and more from the Colorado legislature this week | A year after bruising fight, attempt to protect police whistleblowers in Colorado is back in legislature
Colorado lawmakers are again seeking to provide more protections for police officers who report misconduct within their own agencies, t... |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Crime and Public Safety | Missy Woods, DNA analyst at center of CBI scandal, charged with 102 felonies | Former Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA analyst Yvonne “Missy” Woods (Photo courtesy of First Judicial District Attorney’s Office)
A longtime Colorado Bureau of Investigation scientist who mishandled DNA testing in hundreds of criminal ... |
| Dec 24, 2024 | Crime and Public Safety | CBI identifies problems with more than 1,000 cases handled by its former star DNA scientist | Fellow agency staffers raised repeated concerns over the years about Woods’ work, but CBI officials allowed their star forensic scientist to remain on the job.
The agency also did not use a federally mandated oversight process designed to i... |
| Nov 27, 2024 | Crime and Public Safety | Boulder police provide annual update on JonBenet Ramsey investigation, refute claims they are not following leads | Boulder Police / Courtesy PhotoJonBenet Ramsey
As the 28th anniversary of JonBenet Ramsey’s murder approaches, the Boulder Police Department provided its annual update about the ongoing homicide investigation and refuted claims that the dep... |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Crime and Public Safety | Netflix to release new JonBenet Ramsey docu-series | “The name of the game in a cold case homicide is keep it front and center,” John Andrew Ramsey said. “To get as much attention as possible with the goal of pressuring law enforcement and to hopefully spur someone to come forward with inform... |
| Nov 21, 2024 | Crime and Public Safety | CBI agent keeps job after being caught using racist slur on bodycam footage | Pearson, a former Aurora police officer, told the internal affairs investigator on the case that he couldn’t explain why he used the racist slur and said it wasn’t a “normal term he uses in his daily vocabulary.” The internal affairs invest... |
| Aug 14, 2024 | The Battle for Home and Freedom: Eminent Domain and Press Rights Under Siege | In America, the concept of home is sacred. It’s not just a structure; it’s a sanctuary. But what happens when that sanctuary is threatened? Eminent domain is a powerful tool, often wielded by local governments, that can turn dreams into nig... |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Prosecutors Announce Plan To Criminally Charge Police Chief Who Led Raid On Small Kansas Newspaper | [Extremely War Boys voice]: Oh, what a lovely mess!
The problem with a story like this is that a recap will run a couple thousand words before you even get into the new stuff. To quote another cult classic movie, “Let me explain. No, there ... |
| Aug 5, 2024 | Politics | More than 200 new Colorado laws are about to take effect. Here are several, from gun permit rules to concert ticket fees. | A third new tax credit will provide two years of reimbursement for college tuition to students whose families make less than $90,000 a year, though they won’t be able to claim the credit for the coming academic year until filing their 2025 ... |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Newspapers stolen on day it publishes story with allegations of teen's rape at Colorado police chief's home | A newspaper that published a story about an alleged rape at the home of a Colorado police chief said that week's paper was stolen out of racks, keeping people from purchasing the edition.
The Ouray County Plaindealer reported on Wednesday t... |
| Scammers Are Now Impersonating Cyber Crime Agents | Now you can’t even trust the people that are supposed to protect you, with a new report finding that scammers are impersonating cyber crimes special agents to collect information from unsuspecting individuals.
Cyber crime is getting out of ... |